Film Review: 'Electric Church,' Directed by John McDermott

Long-languishing Hendrix show footage bubbles up.

When more than 300,000 baby boomers descended upon a tiny Georgia town on July 4 weekend to witness the Atlanta Pop Festival, it became the largest of several would-be Woodstocks held in 1970. The show's promoter also hoped for Woodstock-size cinematic glory, but could not secure a film deal, and thus the Jimi Hendrix performance featured in Electric Church ­(airing Sept. 4 on Showtime) sat ­undeveloped for decades.

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